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Tigger wrote:

According to VW figures!

Apparently there is a large Hyundai Discount for some public servants like NHS workers, as much as £6,000 on a big 4wd. FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

There is over 6 grand for anybody Bob, Broadspeed are offerering 6200 on the link below. I would always use his prices to negotiate locally . If the local guy won't play ball, order via Broadspeed

https://broadspeed.com/new_cars/Hyundai/Sa..._Of_Doors/ 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership

2016 Subaru Outback SE 2.0 diesel SE Premium Lineartronic Sold 2024 after 8 years and 80k miles . Best Car I ever owned !

2023 Toyota Hilux invincible X 2.8 Auto .

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I went in a mates XC60 at the weekend. 63 plate, with 75k on the clock but completely rattle free, very quiet and smooth.

It would definitely be on my short list in D5 form

Lots of 65 plate D5 XC 60 for under £25k at Motorpoint. Would be very tempted if I were in the market.  MY 09 GS manual in Lago Grey, Wood Co arm rest and side bumper strips - now sold.

MY 15 SD4 SE Auto Orkney Grey with colour coded Bumper Door Mouldings

Right this minute I would swap my Freelander for anything roadworthy other than another Land Rover....

Been nothing but trouble since I've owned it  Only dead fish go with the flow

Just for anyone who is interested : I got the 12 month /12000 mile service done on my car today. at 363 days/11999 miles

The total cost was was 125.19 Labour 94.04 parts ( Oil, filter, drain washer, cabin filter, screen wash ) consumables and and oil disposal 8.90 and of course our old friend VAT 45.63

so a total of £ 273.76.

I had the tyres rotated diagonally as I'd done it myself at 6000, and now at 12000 the wear is perfect over all 4 and looking good for 3 years total life . The Starlink infotainment system was also updated. I left the car and walked 4 miles down to Otley and had a mooch then some fish and chips, then caught the bus back. My car came past the bus, on the hill, and it was nice to see it was not being spanked at warp speed on its test drive

so apart from one trip to the dealers at 3000 miles to have the oil dilution checked ( which resulted in a free oil change ) that's a year of totaly trouble free Subaru Motoring and not that big a shock.

The car was not service washed, which to me is a big plus point as a) nothing is free it all in the overhead b) i don't want my motor washing by anyone else anyway

interesting to see an 18 month old Disco Sport on the forecourt taken in part ex against a new Scooby ! 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership

2016 Subaru Outback SE 2.0 diesel SE Premium Lineartronic Sold 2024 after 8 years and 80k miles . Best Car I ever owned !

2023 Toyota Hilux invincible X 2.8 Auto .

Did you do the regular 6 month Subaru service as required in Australia?

12 month Freelander service au$286.85 Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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EU service requirements are 12 months or 12000 miles which ever comes first. There is no 6 month service. We also get 3 year Bumper to Bumper warranty and and 5 year powertrain and transmission. Which I don't think you get Down Under. Your service must be dictated by the local conditions and what he importers think they can get away with. In the UK where Audi and Beemer do condition based servicing even 12 monthly is Stone Age .

To be honest I think the only reason that the Subaru oil needs a 12k change is dilution by diesel washing past the rings when it's injected into the exhaust stroke for Euro 6 DPF Regen . We don't get Petrol engines here . The boxer diesel us a lovely motor, if a little underpowered at 150 hp, and the Lineartronic CVT is one of the best Autos I've driven.

After the service I took it for a long drive home over the twisty moorland roads just for fun. 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership

2016 Subaru Outback SE 2.0 diesel SE Premium Lineartronic Sold 2024 after 8 years and 80k miles . Best Car I ever owned !

2023 Toyota Hilux invincible X 2.8 Auto .

Toyota is also 6 months servicing. It's the wear and tear caused by our crap roads which the cars can't cope with.

Not sure what UK has for the Freelander but here it is 26,000km for diesel & 12,000km for petrol, both 12 months. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

Hi, it's 12.months or 15,000 miles ( 24000 km ) too. 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership

2016 Subaru Outback SE 2.0 diesel SE Premium Lineartronic Sold 2024 after 8 years and 80k miles . Best Car I ever owned !

2023 Toyota Hilux invincible X 2.8 Auto .

MartynB wrote:

We don't get Petrol engines here .

After the service I took it for a long drive home over the twisty moorland roads just for fun.

I could possibly dispute that Martyn - 2.5i & 2.0D seem to be on offer.

No Tour De Yorkshire road kill to avoid then ?  FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

Perhaps what i should have said Bob is that we don't get the 3.6 petrol that our mates Down Under get, yes you are correct the dealer can order a 2.5 petrol, but apparently 99% of buyers want diesel. Most will be farmers filtering red

Ref TDY thankfully the organisers posted lots of "don't sit on the walls " signs, and we protected the new field gate from climbers and sitters, seems petty i know but sit 5 people on the top rail and its bent ! I post and wired an 8 metre gap where a car went through a few weeks ago.

I went out for the day as i didn't want to even contemplate the possibilities. Ive had a lousy 6 months with that field , Tour de Yorkshire, Two crashes through the wall, and to cap it all me and my wife were in the bottom , she was safety spotting me while i used a chainsaw to thin out saplings, some thieving low-life druggy jumped over the wall and stole our Stihl brush cutter, £600 !. despite me getting a number of CCTV recordings which show the reg and what happened, crime number from Plod etc..... same old story.

Its almost enough to make me un-retire and go back to work . 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership

2016 Subaru Outback SE 2.0 diesel SE Premium Lineartronic Sold 2024 after 8 years and 80k miles . Best Car I ever owned !

2023 Toyota Hilux invincible X 2.8 Auto .